W6TRW Club Meeting December 14, 2021

Speaker Topic for this Month:

“Pizza Pan Antenna Test Fixture, SWR Bridges & NanoVNA”

Allen Wolff, KC7O

Allen Wolff, KC7O, has held an Amateur license for 57 years (in NY, NJ, IN, UT and CA), is an ARRL Life Member, and earned his First Class FCC Radio Telephone License (now General Radio Telephone) in 1974. He is an ARRL Life Member and has had his Extra Class License since 1980.

Allen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Communications from Drexel University, Philadelphia PA and is retired from a career mostly in aerospace manufacturing.

In 1999 he was awarded the ARRL Herb Brier Instructor of the Year award, for 17 years of teaching Novice and Technician classes accounting for at least 450 new Ham Radio licenses.

When: Tuesday, December 14th at 6:30 PM

Where: Virtual Meeting on Zoom

Due to continued COVID-19 public health guidelines, the W6TRW Club Meetings will not be held in person. Instead, there will be a Virtual Meeting held on Zoom. Click on the link below on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895

Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895

Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833

W6TRW Club Meeting November 9, 2021

Speaker Topic for this Month:

“AMSAT GOLF”

Chris Wachs, WA2KDL

 

The goal of the GOLF program is to work by steps through a series of increasingly capable spacecraft to learn skills and systems for which we do not yet have any low-risk experience.  Among these are active attitude control, deployable/steerable solar panels, radiation tolerance for Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) components in higher orbits, and propulsion.   Status of the program and transponder details will be presented along with a Q&A session after the 45 min presentation.  The GOLF program is a follow on to the AMSAT FOX program satellites AO-85, AO-91 and AO-92.

When: Tuesday, October 12th at 6:30 PM

Where: Virtual Meeting on Zoom

Due to continued COVID-19 public health guidelines, the W6TRW Club Meetings will not be held in person. Instead, there will be a Virtual Meeting held on Zoom. Click on the link below on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895

Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895

Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833

W6TRW Club Meeting October 12, 2021

Speaker Topic for this Month:

“Radio Frequency Interference – From Both Sides”

Bill Shanney, W6QR

RFI is a growing issue for Amateur Radio. The proliferation of electronics has added many potential noise sources which can interfere with receive signals. Our transmit signals can also interfere with household electronics. In this talk I’ll describe my experiences and remedies as well as resources that can help resolve RFI problems.

When: Tuesday, October 12th at 6:30 PM

Where: Virtual Meeting on Zoom

Due to continued COVID-19 public health guidelines, the W6TRW Club Meetings will not be held in person. Instead, there will be a Virtual Meeting held on Zoom. Click on the link below on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895

Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895

Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833

W6TRW Club Meeting September 14, 2021

2.4GHz XCVR Module for Model Rocket Payload

Dylon Mutz, KK6OTK

Dylon Mutz, KK6OTK, will be speaking about his model rocket project with working payload capable of transmitting live altitude telemetry using 2.4GHz transceiver modules.

When: Tuesday, September 14th at 6:30 PM

Where: Virtual Meeting on Zoom

Due to continued COVID-19 public health guidelines, the W6TRW Club Meetings will not be held in person. Instead, there will be a Virtual Meeting held on Zoom. Click on the link below on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895

Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895

Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833

W6TRW Club Meeting August 10, 2021

N6RRY Long Duration Balloon Project

Greg Martens, N6RRY

Greg Martens, N6RRY, and other hams built a long duration balloon that circled the Earth 5 times.  Greg’s APRS callsign, N6RRY-11, was used to track the balloon around the world.


When: Tuesday, August 10th at 6:30 PM

Where: Virtual Meeting on Zoom

Due to continued COVID-19 public health guidelines, the W6TRW Club Meetings will not be held in person. Instead, there will be a Virtual Meeting held on Zoom. Click on the link below on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895

Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895

Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833

Swap Meet to Reopen August 28, 2021

Post Updated 8/16/2021

BREAKING NEWS!

The W6TRW Amateur Radio Club Swap Meet will reopen on August 28, 2021.

Starting in August, the Swap Meets will continue, as before, on the last Saturday of every month.  7:00 AM to 11:30 AM.

Thank you for your patience and support! We are looking forward to seeing everyone again at the W6TRW Swap Meet.

 

W6TRW Club Meeting July 13, 2021

 

Stepping Up To A Hexbeam

Chris Newton, N6FR

Stepping up to a multiband directional antenna can be an intimidating and costly engineering enterprise.  However, the broadband hexbeam is an attractive option on both fronts.  This presentation covers the theory behind the hexbeam, construction notes on the commercial product sold by KIO Technology, and early experiences on-the-air.


When: Tuesday, July 13th at 6:30 PM

Where: Virtual Meeting on Zoom

Click here to download presentation slides


Due to continued COVID-19 public health guidelines, the W6TRW Club Meetings will not be held in person. Instead, there will be a Virtual Meeting held on Zoom. Click on the link below on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895

Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895

Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833

Field Day 2021 Is On!

W6TRW Field Day 2021 Is On!

June 26-27, 2021

QTH: Deane Dana Friendship Park, San Pedro

1805 W 9th St, San Pedro, CA 90732
Event Schedule: 1800 UTC Saturday (11:00am local); Ending at 2100 UTC Sunday (2:00pm local)

Due to recent COVID restrictions being lifted and thanks to the quick work of several club members, the W6TRW Amateur Radio Club will be participating in Field Day 2021!

The setup this year will be overall a smaller scale than previous years, but this is actually a greater demonstration of the ability for W6TRW to react in case of a real-life emergency event! In reality, we likely wouldn’t have the ability, manpower, and time available to set up our usual antenna towers and heavy equipment. This year, simple wire antennas, lower power, and lightweight shelter will put our skills to the test!

All visitors are welcome to stop by and chat about our setup and ask questions! There will be an info booth, UHF/VHF Get-On-The Air station, and satellite station in addition to several operators running HF stations. Please click this link for an info packet with more details! W6TRW Field Day 2021 Info Packet

American Radio Relay
League Field Day is a nationwide annual public service drill put on by amateur
radio operators to prepare for volunteer emergency and disaster response.

http://www.arrl.org/field-day

W6TRW Club Meeting March 9, 2021

Amateur Radio During the Pandemic …and Post-Pandemic

Diana Feinberg, AI6DF

Diana is the ARRL Los Angeles Section Manager and President of the K6PV Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club.  She is very active in South Bay ham radio activities and many of you already know her from past events, hamfests, and talks.  Diana will update us on the changes the ARRL and South Bay are seeing recently in amateur radio activities. 


When: Tuesday, March 9th at 6:30 PM

Where: Virtual Meeting on Zoom

Click Here to Download the PDF Presentation


Due to continued Covid-10 public health guidelines, the W6TRW Club Meetings will not be held in person. Instead, there will be a Virtual Meeting held on Zoom. Click on the link below on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895

Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895

Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833

 

W6TRW Club Meeting February 9, 2021

Living with a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car

Presented by Jim Harrison, K6OUE


When: Tuesday, February 9th at 6:30 PM

Where: Virtual Meeting on Zoom


Due to continued Covid-19 public health guidelines, the W6TRW Club Meetings will not be held in person.  Instead, there will be a Virtual Meeting held on Zoom. Click on the link below on your computer, tablet, or smartphone

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82794654895

Meeting ID: 827 9465 4895

Phone dial-in: 1 669 900 6833